Improvement in holders for spinning-rings



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

THOMAS MARSH, OF NORTH PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, ASSIGN OR TO HIMSELF AND HENRY F. JENKS, OF SAME PLACE.

IMPROVEMENT IN HOLDERS FOR SPINNING-RINGS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 118,544, dated August 29, 1871.

To all ywhom it 'may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS MARSH, of North Providence, in the county of Providence and State of Rhode Island, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Spinning-Ringsand Receivers, of which the following' is a specification:

The nature of my invention consists in a compound ring-receiver, the one part of which is uncut and enters into the ring-rail and serves to hold the whole in position, the other part being out radially, and also partly severed from the lower part by being cut horizontally, so that the upper part may be sprlmg open to admit of the reception, by the under-cut rabbet, of the edge ofthe ring. The object is to make a ring-receiver into and from which the ring may be placed or removed with little trouble and without necessitating the removal of the receiver from the rail.

Figure l represents, in perspective, one of my improved ring-receivers holding a ring, the rail being 'represented by dotted lines. Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the ring-receiver with the ring in position. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the same. Fig. 4 is a plan, showing the ring and indicating the efccentricity of the flanges. Figs. 5 and 6 represent one form of a lever to be used in springing open the ripper part of the receiver when it is desirable to insert or remove the ring.

Let the dotted lines at A, Fig. l, represent a portion of the rail. The ring B, Figs. 2 and 3, is made as represented with the double anges so that it may be reversed if desirable. The

`ing sections of the receiver.

ring-receiver D Dl D2 is in form as represented in the drawing, the upper part being cut radially at N. From the lower part of the cut N I make a horizontal cut, extending nearly around the receiver, as indicated by the lines c f e f.

From the above and an examination of the drawing' it will be seen that the upper parts D1 D2 of the receiver may be sprung outward away from each other so as to enh rge the diameter of the rabbet 7c k, Fig. 2, thus freeing the ring B. The ring B is made with two flanges, each of which is eccentric, as-shown in Fig'. 4, by which arrangement the ring may be perfectly centered by simply turning it' around in the receiver'.

The separation of the upper parts D1 D2 of the receiver may be accomplished by either of the following methods: The rin g-opener, Figs. 5 and 6, may be inserted and used as a lever to pry the sections apart, or it may be inserted as awedge, the shoulders p p, Fig. 6, preventing it from being forced too fa-r in and thus breaking the spring- A third way is to insert the openerflatwise and then make a quarter turn.

I claim as my invention- The ring-receiver D D1 D2 cut, as shown, and made with the springing members D1 D2, substantially as described, and for the purpose set forth.

In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand this 4th day of October, A. D. 1870.

Witnesses: THOMAS MARSH.

FRANK. G. PARKER, JAs. S. CoNANT.A 

